Gini coefficient in Guinea
Guinea: Gini coefficient was 0.2959 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Guinea, 1991–2018
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.2959 for gini coefficient in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Guinea peaked at 0.4608 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2959, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 97th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gini coefficient in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4556 | — |
| 1994 | 0.4608 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.43 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3936 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3373 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2959 | -12.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.2959 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.2959 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 79% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4582 | 0.4556 | 0.4608 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4118 | 0.3936 | 0.43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3166 | 0.2959 | 0.3373 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Guinea?
- Gini coefficient in Guinea was 0.2959 in 2018, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4608 in 1994.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2959 in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for gini coefficient?
- Guinea ranks 97th out of 120 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.